After a number of years active lobbying and campaigning by the Rathgar Residents Association the committee members are delighted to welcome Dublin City Council's decision to make Rathgar village safer for pedestrians and shoppers by placing pedestrian lights spanning Rathgar Road between the 108 and the corner Deli. The RRA committee would like to thank local councillors and DCC officials and all those involved in implementing the decision and looks forward to a safer village environment for all.

The Dublin Gospel Choir will be performing live at Christ Church Rathgar on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 from 7.30pm to 9pm. This concert is in aid of St. Luke's Hospital.
Tickets are €20 each. Telephone 406 5314 or visit www.friendsofstlukes.ie

Judging is complete and the winning gardens have been selected from a short list in each category. Winners will be presented with their prizes on Saturday July 8th at 5.00 pm in Christ Church Rathgar. Do come along and join in…
Competition Sponsors 2017
The RRA Committee wish to thank the following local business owners for their generous support:
Bijou Deli
Bijou Restaurant
Cuts and Curls
Fia Restaurant
Iconic Beauty
Lawlor’s Butchers
Mehek Indian Restaurant
O’Brien’s Off-Licence
Roche’s Pharmacy
The Vintry
Thomas Collins Hair Studio
​HQ Dry Cleaners

The following is an extract from an articles on the Dublin Inquirer website which can be read in full here (the photo is by Destiny Esaw and is taken from the article):
"The BusConnects project is ambitious. The National Transport Authority (NTA) launched the plan, on 29 May, to more-or-less entirely review the public transport network for Dublin. Its aim is to grow bus usage in Dublin by 50 percent, mainly by making the network simpler to use and understand. In the crude but real terms of delivering additional bums on seats, BusConnects could be...

On 22 May 2017 residents reported that notices were placed on cars along Oaklands Drive. The notices stated that clamping was to be introduced in the vicinity. The notices bore the logos of Dublin City Council and Rathgar Residents Association.
Neither the DCC nor the RRA have any knowledge of, or connection with, these notices. They appear to be a hoax or prank of some sort.
The official response we received from DCC stated:
"The existence of these notices was brought to our attention in parking enforcement last week and I can confirm that they have not been issued by Dublin...

Saturday 8th July
The annual front garden competition prizegiving will take place in Christ Church Rathgar @ 4.30pm. No entry required, all front gardens are eligible with judging taking place during the month of June (entry details here). Prizewinners will be notified by letter.
Saturday 8th July
The RHS 63rd Annual Flower Show: Christ Church, Rathgar. Event details, schedules and entry forms available from plantdesignbyhilary@gmail.com.

Bushy Park Market (formally known as the Terenure Village Market) is delighted to announce that it will officially re-open on Saturday, 25th March 2017 at Bushy Park, Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W (opposite the entrance to Terenure College). Back by popular demand the Bushy Park Market will run every Saturday from 11am-4pm until Saturday, 28th October 2017, operating 30+ stalls that will consist of hot food, artisan produce and craft.
Bushy Park Market is delighted to bring this popular community project back to the wonderful parkland that is Bushy Park.
The launch day promises to provide a fun family...

Thoughts from our ChairmanFebruary 2016

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and welcomed in the New Year with hope in your hearts. December has been very wet, windy and mild and January started not much different. But let us think how fortunate we...

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